December 08, 2023 Malaysia
Chinese data center developer and operator GDS has raised MYR1.27 billion ($270m) in green financing for its Nusajaya Tech Park data center in Malaysia. The finance was secured from four financial institutions: UOB Malaysia, Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad, OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad, and...
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December 04, 2023 Malaysia
Malaysian telco Axiata Group Berhad announced last week that it has entered into an unconditional sale and purchase agreement with Spectrlite UK Limited for the sale of Reynolds Holding Limited, which owns approximately 80 percent equity stake in Ncell Axiata Limited. The company mentioned that...
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October 11, 2023 Singapore
Singaporean large language model provider 6Estates recently launched an Nvidia DGX BasePOD based on Nvidia GCX H100 systems to develop its AI offerings. The company will use this BasePOD for its "Model Solutions" offering, which provides users with personalized large language models. The cluster...
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July 24, 2023 Singapore
The sovereign wealth fund GIC of Singapore is soliciting funds for a data center outside Seoul, South Korea. According to Business Korea, institutional investors, such as GIC, are working with indigenous institutional investors, securities companies, and asset management firms to build a data...
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July 14, 2023 Singapore
As Singapore looks to end a years-long prohibition on new developments, four data center operators have been given 80MW of capacity for new facilities. Since 2019, Singapore has imposed a ban on the construction of new data centers; however, previously authorized facilities were permitted to be...
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July 12, 2023 Singapore
In Bitdeer Technologies Group's latest operations update, it shared details about its upcoming expansion. Linghui Kong, Chief Executive Officer of Bitdeer, noted that its 100MW Gedu mining data center in Bhutan, for example, is almost complete and is expected to be delivered in July. Further to...
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June 13, 2023 Bangkok / Krung Thep
Evolution Data Centres has partnered with Central Pattana PCL, a Thai property developer, to construct a new data center in Bangkok. Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, the two corporations will construct a 34MW carrier-neutral data center in central Bangkok, Thailand. Phase 1 of the...
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June 09, 2023 Singapore
Singapore has introduced a standard for maximizing the energy efficacy of data centers (DCs) in tropical regions. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) standard recommends operating centers at higher temperatures to save energy on cooling. Dr. Janil Puthucheary, Singapore's Senior...
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May 19, 2023 Singapore
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) is seeking to acquire Seagate Singapore's research and development facility, which includes a data center, for $163.14 million. The facility, known as 'The Shugart' and located in the one-north district of Singapore, was constructed only eight years ago and was...
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May 14, 2023 Malaysia
Acronis, a provider of cyber security for data, applications, and infrastructure, recently announced the opening of a new cyber cloud data center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This new rollout provides its partners access to a complete suite of cutting-edge cyber protection solutions, allowing for...
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May 09, 2023 Malaysia
AIMS Group has announced plans to build a second data center in Cyberjaya to meet data center demand in Malaysia. Work on AIMS Cyberjaya Block 2 is set to be complete by the end of the year, and offer a total IT load of 8MW.AIMS chief executive officer Chiew Kok Hin shared that 90% occupancy in...
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April 26, 2023 Malaysia
Malaysia has emerged as a serious player in the global data center market, ranking 22nd in the world and second in ASEAN by the Arcadis Data Center Location Index. This is a significant accomplishment for a country that was once overlooked by hyperscalers. According to Wan Murdani from the...
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April 18, 2023 Malaysia
Malaysia is emerging as an important hub for data centers in Asia, with pro-business policies aimed at attracting and retaining investors, according to RHB Investment Bank Bhd. The research house cited the government's commitment to accelerate digital adoption and a new investment policy unveiled...
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April 18, 2023 Singapore
Keppel Data Centres has announced that its floating data center park in Singapore has received approval and will proceed. Located at the Loyang Offshore Supply Base operated by Toll Group, the facility was originally proposed back in 2019, which came after a significant investment in...
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April 11, 2023 Singapore
When it comes to data center cooling, everyone's on the hunt for the latest innovative, efficient tech; and at Singapore's Nanyang Technical University (NTU), its research team is working on the latest solution. The group proposes cooling servers by spraying chips with fluid; dielectric fluid, to...
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April 05, 2023 Malaysia
MN Holdings Bhd has announced a partnership with China's Shanghai DC-Science Co Ltd to construct a high-performance data center in Malaysia. This is the latter's first location outside of China. The MoU signed on April 1, 2023, will see a facility, which will span across a 20-acre site at the...
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February 23, 2023 Malaysia
Gaw Capital Partners with A3 Capital has created a new Southeast Asia-focused data center joint venture platform. This week, real estate private equity company Gaw launched a joint venture to invest in greenfield and failing data center facilities in major Southeast Asian countries. Also, the new...
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January 23, 2023 Malaysia
YTL Corp has announced that it has secured an RM1.1 billion ($256m) green loan for its upcoming data center in Johor, Malaysia. The fund will be used to develop a 48MW data center in Johor, in the Kulai area, which the company is aiming to obtain Gold LEED certification for. "As one of the key...
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December 08, 2022 Malaysia
JL and Group Sdn Bhd (JLG) and Japanese conglomerate Mitsui have announced a partnership that will see the development of a data center and solar farm in Johor, Malaysia. Through the MoU, the two will conduct a joint feasibility study on the development of a hyperscale data center and solar farm...
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July 22, 2022 Singapore
Singapore has announced the end of its data center moratorium and is now accepting new applications for facilities, following Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Economic Development Board's (EDB) pilot scheme launch. The moratorium was originally put in place back in 2019 due to...
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